[ 2016-11-23 ]

Dede Ayew misses out on CAF 2016 player of the year top five shortlist
West Ham and Ghana international, Andre Dede Ayew
has missed out on this years CAF Player of the
year award.

Dede Ayew had a wonderful season leading up to
being named in the Top 30 but an open day injury
in the English Premier League has blighted his
season.

The Ghana striker came third last year in the
voting for the CAF Player of the year award with
Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taking the
award and Yaya Toure coming second.

The top five was decided by votes from the members
of the CAF Media Committee, CAF Technical &
Development Committee and half of the 20-member
Panel of Experts (10 persons).

For the African Player of the Year, they are;

1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borrusia
Dortmund)

2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)

3. Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

4. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)

5. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)

Algerien duo Slimani and Mahrez part of the Top 5
shortlist
Algerien duo Slimani and Mahrez part of the Top 5
shortlist



For the African Player of the Year (Based in
Africa), the top five are;

1. Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns & Zimbabwe)

2. Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns & South
Africa)

3. Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe & Zambia)

4. Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns & South
Africa)

5. Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns & Uganda)



For the final phase, votes from the Head
Coaches/Technical Directors of the 54 National
Associations affiliated to CAF plus Associate
Members, Reunion Island and Zanzibar, together
with the other half of the 20-member Panel of
Experts (10 persons) will be counted towards the
determination of the eventual winners.

The 2016 Glo-CAF Awards Gala sponsored by
telecommunication giants, Globacom, will be held
on Thursday, 5 January 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria.

Source - Kasapafm

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